Transgender candidate elected to Appleton city council

3:32 PM,
Apr. 2, 2014

Gypsy Vered Meltzer.

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APPLETON - Gypsy Vered Meltzer expects some uneasiness to surface over being elected as an openly transgender member of the Appleton city council. But he's determined to not let it become a distraction.

"I can see some push back, but I hope they'll get over it," Meltzer, 31, told Post-Crescent Media on Wednesday. "I hope things don't go that route. I don't want to lose focus on the issues and increasing communications between the city and its residents."

Meltzer identifies as a man and said his dreadlocks, 50-plus tattoos and gender identity are worth celebrating. But he says he's ready to ...